Coast Guard Cutter Bristol Bay (WTGB 102) conducts a breakout of the beset vessel Algoma Niagara in the Detroit River in Detroit, Michigan on Jan. 23, 2026. The Bristol Bay is a 140-foot bay class cutter designed to break ice up to three feet thick. As a part of Operation Coal Shovel, Bristol Bay regularly conducts direct assists and ice escorts for vessels in Lake Erie, Lake Huron, and the connecting rivers and waterways.
(U.S. Coast Guard video by Lt. Cmdr. Stephen Nolan)
